Lorna Cook books in order

Q: "What order should I read Lorna Cook's books?"

"Lorna Cook's novels are all standalones, so you can read them in any order. Her debut The Forgotten Village (2019) is a popular starting point. Her contemporary romances are published under the name Elle Cook."

Q: "What is the difference between Lorna Cook and Elle Cook?"

"Lorna Cook writes dual-timeline historical fiction. She also publishes contemporary romance under the pen name Elle Cook. The Man I Never Met and The Last Train Home are her Elle Cook titles."

Q: "What are Lorna Cook's books about?"

"Most of her novels are dual-timeline stories that move between the present day and World War II or World War I. They follow women uncovering secrets from the past, often connected to forgotten history in the English and Scottish countryside."

Lorna Cook Standalone Novels Reading Order

Title	Published	Buy on Amazon
The Forgotten Village / The Forgotten Wife	2019	Buy
The Forbidden Promise	2020	Buy
The Girl From the Island	2021	Buy
The Dressmaker’s Secret	2022	Buy
The Man I Never Met	2022	Buy
The Hidden Letters	2023	Buy
The Last Train Home	2023	Buy

Lorna Cook is a British author who writes dual-timeline historical fiction. Her debut, The Forgotten Village (2019), sold over 150,000 copies and hit number one on the Kindle charts, staying in the top 100 for four months. The book won the Romantic Novelists’ Association Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award and the RNA Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers. It set the pattern for her career: two timelines, a present-day woman, and a hidden history waiting to be uncovered.

Her historical novels draw heavily on the World Wars. The Forbidden Promise (2020) involves a Spitfire crash in Scotland and secrets buried since 1940. The Girl From the Island (2021) is set in Nazi-occupied Guernsey. The Dressmaker’s Secret (2022) was inspired by real history around the fashion world during the German occupation of France. The Hidden Letters (2023) moves the historical thread to World War I Cornwall.

Cook also writes contemporary romance under the pen name Elle Cook. The Man I Never Met (2022) and The Last Train Home (2023) are lighter stories — a wrong-number romance and a meet-cute on a train, respectively. Between the two names, her books have sold over 300,000 copies.

Cook worked as a journalist and in PR before turning to fiction. She lives in coastal Essex with her family.

Frequently Asked Questions

What order should I read Lorna Cook's books?

Lorna Cook’s novels are all standalones, so you can read them in any order. Her debut The Forgotten Village (2019) is a popular starting point. Her contemporary romances are published under the name Elle Cook.

What is the difference between Lorna Cook and Elle Cook?

Lorna Cook writes dual-timeline historical fiction. She also publishes contemporary romance under the pen name Elle Cook. The Man I Never Met and The Last Train Home are her Elle Cook titles.

What are Lorna Cook's books about?

Most of her novels are dual-timeline stories that move between the present day and World War II or World War I. They follow women uncovering secrets from the past, often connected to forgotten history in the English and Scottish countryside.

Lorna Cook Standalone Novels Reading Order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Lorna Cook Standalone Novels Reading Order